Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor A. B. L. English be appointed Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the meeting.

Apologies for absence was received from Councillors P. J. Whittaker and R. J. Deeming, Reserve Member, with Councillor A. D. Kriss present as the substitute Member.

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

It was noted that all Members present at the meeting declared Other Disclosable Interests in Agenda Item number 5 – Application for the Review of a Premises Licence in respect of the Golden Lion, Austin Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 3PB; in that they were all aware that the Applicant for the Review, was a District Councillor; and that the Application had not been discussed with the District Councillor.   

Councillor A. D. Kriss asked for it to be noted that, as a party to other proceedings, that he knew the Applicant’s Licensing Consultant, Mr. D. Butterworth, as a party to those proceedings with regard to another Licensing Sub-Committee case.  

Prior to the commencement of the Hearing and in agreement with all parties to the proceedings, a copy of the Licensed Area for the premises, was provided to all those present.

The Chairman then welcomed everyone to the Hearing and asked all parties present to provide a brief introduction.

The Chairman asked all parties to the proceedings if they were satisfied with the Hearing procedures to be followed. It was noted that any variation to the Hearing procedures would be at the discretion of the Chairman.

The Chairman noted that the premises licence holder was legally represented.

The Sub-Committee then considered the review of a Premises Licence in respect of the Golden Lion, Austin Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The review of the premises licence had been submitted by Councillor H. D. Rone-Clarke, Ward Councillor.

The Technical Officer (Licensing), Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS) presented his report and in doing so explained that the premises had been called in for review by the Ward Councillor, Councillor H. D. Rone-Clarke, as detailed at Appendix 1, to the report. Representations had also been received in support of the review from West Mercia Police, as one of the Responsible Authorities, as detailed at Appendix 3 to the report. As noted on page 5 of the main agenda report, copies of the crime reports, incident logs and a summary of complaints received in respect of the premises; were provided to all parties to the proceedings.

In response to a question from Mrs. Tapp with regard to Environmental Health (EH), WRS being notified of the review. The Technical Officer (Licensing) confirmed that all of the Responsible Authorities had been notified and that a reply had only been received from West Mercia Police.

Further representations in support of the review were also received from ‘Other Persons,’ as detailed at Appendix 4 to the report.

The Technical Officer (Licensing) also highlighted that representations had been received from ‘Other Persons’ in support of the premises licence holder; as detailed at Appendix 5 to the report.

Members’ attention was drawn to the existing Premises Licence, as detailed at Appendix 2 to the report.

The basis of the review being on the following licencing objectives: -

·         The prevention of crime and disorder

·         Public safety

·         The prevention of public nuisance

·         The protection of children from Harm

The full details for the grounds for review were shown on pages 12 to 14 of the main agenda report.

As highlighted in the Officer’s report, the Police were in support of the review, as detailed on pages 33 to 35 of the main agenda report. West Mercia Police were seeking addition conditions to be added to the Premises Licence, as detailed on page 35 of the main agenda report.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor H. Rone-Clarke, Ward Councillor addressed the Sub-Committee.

Councillor Rone-Clarke stated that nearby residents had been subjected to unacceptable and unreasonable constant intrusions from noise, more so during the summer months; despite a number of meetings between residents and the licensees, Marston’s.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31/22